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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Sphaerodactylidae
Bibliography of the genus Pseudogonatodes
Biodiversity of the family Sphaerodactylidae








Genus
Pseudogonatodes

South American Pygmy Geckos, Clawed Geckos

Südamerikanische Zwerggeckos

Sydamerikanske Dværggekkoer

1915 Pseudogonatodes Ruthven (type species: Pseudogonatodes furvus Ruthven 1915)
Contents: 8 species, of which 6 (75.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Brazil (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela.

Pseudogonatodes barbouri

Perico Pygmy Gecko

Perico-Zwerggecko

Perico-dværggekko

1921 Lepidoblepharis barbouri Noble
Pseudogonatodes barbouri Parker 1926

Distribution: Peru.


Pseudogonatodes furvus

Colombian Pygmy Gecko

Kolumbianischer Zwerggecko

Colombiansk Dværggekko

1915 Pseudogonatodes furvus Ruthven

Distribution: Colombia.


Pseudogonatodes gasconi

Acre Pygmy Gecko

Acre-Zwerggecko

Acre-dværggekko

2000 Pseudogonatodes gasconi Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed

Distribution: Brazil (Acre).


Pseudogonatodes guianensis

Amazon Pygmy Gecko, Guyana Clawed Gecko

Amazonas-Zwerggecko

Amazonas-dværggekko

1935 Pseudogonatodes guianensis Parker
1967 Pseudogonatodes amazonicus Vanzolini (Huey & Dixon 1970)

Remarks: Status of amazonicus is uncertain. Several authors (e.g., Huey & Dixon 1970, Hoogmoed 1973, Dixon & Soini 1975, 1986, Duellman 1978, Gasc 1981) have suggested its synonymy with guianensis, and Vanzolini (1986) regarded it as such, referring to Huey & Dixon (1970), although synonymy was only suggested by these authors. Following Avila-Pires (1995), I tentatively regard guianensis and amazonicus as synonyms, pending further studies.
Distribution: Brazil (Acre, Amapa, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Para, Rondonia, Roraima), Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela.


Pseudogonatodes guianensis
© Henrik Bringsøe


Pseudogonatodes lunulatus

Falcón Pygmy Gecko

Falcón-Zwerggecko

Falcón-dværggekko

1927 Lepidoblepharis lunulatus Roux
Pseudogonatodes lunulatus Shreve 1949

Distribution: Venezuela.


Pseudogonatodes manessi

Aragua Pygmy Gecko

Aragua-Zwerggecko

Aragua-dværggekko

2000 Pseudogonatodes manessi Avila-Pires & Hoogmoed

Distribution: Venezuela.


Pseudogonatodes peruvianus

Peruvian Pygmy Gecko

Peruvianischer Zwerggecko

Peruviansk Dværggekko

1970 Pseudogonatodes peruvianus Huey & Dixon

Distribution: Peru.


Pseudogonatodes quihuai

Mérida Pygmy Gecko

Mérida-Zwerggecko

Mérida-dværggekko

2024 Pseudogonatodes quihuai Rojas-Runjaic, Koch, Castroviejo-Fisher & Prudente

Distribution: Venezuela.